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ILLICT STREAMING DEVICES: TIME TO ACT

13.12.2017
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By John Medeiros

From the factories of Shenzhen to Singapore’s malls, London’s pubs, and e-commerce platforms worldwide, illicit streaming devices, or ISDs, seem available just about anywhere. While ISDs represent a new assault on creative industries in the global fight against content piracy, hope – in the form of effective policy and enforcement solutions – exists.
So, first things first, when discussing ISDs, what are we talking about?

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Illicit streaming devices have become the latest mainstream content piracy threat. CASBAA’s JOHN MEDEIROS says that policymakers need to act now

Intermedia Issue:
Vol 45, Issue 04
Issue Date:
December 2017
Theme:
Privacy, Safety, Security, Content: innovation, regulation and markets
John Medeiros John Medeiros Chief Policy Officer, Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), Hong Kong

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